And for some fun, an external LINK to the "seasons" or Ireland
This is the new guide to the Irish seasons. All other references to 'Spring', 'Autumn' etc are now obsolete and we will be moving forward with this new EU model.
Cold wet season, summers, warmer wet season (tourist season)...New season guide issued by the Irish Gubbermint.
18 September 2009

This workshop, led by leading Irish haiku poet Maeve O’Sullivan with input from guest haiku-ists Kim Richardson and John W. Sexton is a chance for those who are drawn to the haiku form to deepen that interest.http://www.anamcararetreat.com/workshops.html#index

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Inspiration from the people of Ireland …

United by peace
Protestants, Catholics, claim
Green, White and Orange!

MUMMERS - a vanishing custom held each St Stephens day in rural parts of Ireland where local musicians visited each family in the area and spent an hour or two playing music before moving to the next family.source : www.youtube.com